How about going to an estate agent？—Yes, that's a good idea。（)

A.Enjoy yourself!

B.Good luck!

C.Sounds like a good idea!

听力原文：M: Say, Lisa, what are you watching？

W: An old Japanese film. I'm going to spend next year there, so I'd better start familiarizing myself with the culture (23) .

M: You mean you are accepted into the program？

W: Sure was.

M: That's wonderful. You must be very-excited.

W: Excited and nervous. You know I owe a lot to Professor Whitehead. He wrote a letter of recommendation for me and he bought me some tapes and books so I can work on my basic conversation skills (24) .

M: How much Japanese can you understand？

W: Not a lot right now. But I signed up for Intensive Japanese this semester.

M: I wish I were as talented as you are in foreign languages. I'd love to study abroad.

W: Then why don't you？ The university has lots of overseas programs that don't require mastery of a foreign language. The tuition is about the same. You just have to be the kind of person who is willing to accept new culture and who can also adapt to a different kind of life style. (25) .

M: Really？ I might check into this.

W: You won't regret it.

(20)

A．Taping some music.

B．Watching a film.

C．Making a video recording.

D．Writing a letter.

he landcalled Parson's Place by the football grounD．Few people know about this newplan to increase the size of our town. For me, Parson's Place is specialbecause it is a beautiful natural area where local people can relax -the smallwood has many unusual trees and the stream is popular with fishermen andbird-watchers. It's very quiet because there are few houses or roads nearby. I think that losing thisarea will be terrible because we have no other similar facilities in theneighbourhood. I am also against this plan because it will cause trafficproblems. How will the people from the new houses travel to work？ The motorwayand the railway station are on the other side of town. Therefore, these peoplewill have to drive through the town centre every time they go anywhere. The roads will always be full of traffic,there will be nowhere topark and the tourists who come to see our lovely old buildings will leave.Shops and hotels will lose business. If the town really needs more homes, theempty ground beside the railway station is a more suitable place. No doubt the builders will make a lot of money by selling thesehouses. But,in my opinion,the average person will quickly be made poorer bythis plan. As well as this,we will lose a very special place and our town willbe much less pleasant. I am going to the local government offices on Monday morning toprotest about this plan and I hope that your readers will join me there. Wemust make them stop this plan before it is too late. {TS}Why has Alan written this letter'？

A. To perersuade the government to build new houses.

B. To protest about a new motorway near the town.

C. To encourage more people in the town to use Parson's Place.

D. To inform. other people about the builders' plans.

ntil in my late thirties that I made this important discovery: giving away makes life so much more exciting. You need not worry if you lack money. This is how I experimented with giving away. If an idea for improving the window display of a neighborhood store flashes to me, I step in and make the suggestion to the storekeeper. One discovery I made about giving away is that it is almost impossible to give away anything in this world without getting something back, though the return often comes in an unexpected form. One Sunday morning the local post office delivered an important special delivery letter to my home, though it was addressed to me at my office. I wrote the postmaster a note of appreciation. More than a year later I needed a post office box for a new business I was starting. I was told at the window that there were no boxes left, and that my name would have to go on a long waiting list. As I was about to leave, the postmaster appeared in the doorway. He had overheard our conversation. " Wasn't it you that wrote us that letter a year ago about delivering a special delivery to your home？ " I said yes. "Well, you certainly are going to have a box in this post office if we have to make one for you. You don't know what a letter like that means to us. We usually get nothing but complaints.

From the passage, we understand that______.

A．the author did not understand the importance of giving until he was in late thirties

B．the author was like most people who were mostly receivers rather than givers

C．the author received the same education as most people during his childhood

D．the author liked most people as they looked upon life as a process of getting

A.work on

B.work out

C.work over

D.work at

________.

A) however much it costs B) however does it costs much

C) how much does it cost D) no matter how it costs

_______.

A) however much it costs B) however does it costs much

C) how much does it cost D) no matter how it costs

阅读理解：阅读下面的短文，根据文章内容从A、B、C三个选项中选出一个最佳选项。

PPHC and Gooseneck are two organizations that do similar community work. Each has hired a new staff member to make contact with and provide services to new parents.

Elainehas accepted a job with PPHC. She has a degree in psychology but has never done this type of work before. On her first day, after showing her to her desk and introducing her tocolleagues, the director gives her a town map and a list of the names of the families she will be responsible for, and wishes her luck. After lunch, Elaine sets out to contact the families, worried about what she’ll do or say when she meets them.

Mark has a degree similar to Elaine’s, and has just been hired by Gooseneck. On his first day, he learns thathis job will consist of training for the next week. Mark spends two days going on family visits with experienced staff members, and discusses with them what they did and why. He role-plays some situations with other staff members, and gets some direct instruction from them. By the following week, when he’s on his own, he feels he has a pretty good idea of what he needs to do, and how to go about it. And he knows that his training will continue.

Which situation would you rather be in, being thrown into the thick of things with no trainingor being trained to preparefor the work you’re going to do？

1. What are PPHC and Gooseneck？ {A、B、C}

A. They are two companies that do similar business.

B. They are two organizations that do different community work.

C. They are two organizations that do similar community work.

2. Which degree does Elaine have？ {A、B、C}

A. Psychology degree.

B. Physiology degree.

C. Sociology degree.

3. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage？ {A、B、C}

A. Elaine has done this type of community work so her organization doesn’t provide staff training.

B. Markhas a clear idea of his job after the training.

C. Mark knows his training comes to an end.

4. How is Mark trained to be prepared for his work？ {A、B、C}

A. Mark spends two days on family visits with experienced staff members and discuss with them.

B. Mark role-plays some situations with other staff members and gets some direct instruction from them.

C. Both A and B.

5. What is the main idea of the passage？ {A、B、C}

A. The importance of training.

B. Different training ways.

C. Elaine’s and Mark’s work experience.

The president promised to keep all the board members _________ of how the negotiations were going on.

A) inform B) informing C) be informed D) informed

Before you are going to hand in your test papers, you should ____ again

A.think about them

B.think them about

C.think over them

D.think them over

A.suppliers

B.machine

C.equipment

D.facilities